My favorite Christian Pastor on supporting those who are going through grief. This was very much my experience, as well. I don't remember very much from the first months after we lost our daughter, but what I do recall is the many people who loved and supported us, immediately after her death, and for years after. These are the ties that bind, from the kind people at her Credit Union and the DMV, to the complete strangers on the internet who shared their condolences and their experiences, and from our family and friends who are family who made sure we had the support we needed in that first, terrible year.

(Stuff That Needs to be Said: The personal blog of Pastor John Pavlovitz)
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I will miss this first family. Not only because I thought President Obama was a good president, but because (as Michelle said) "When they go low, we go high." Enjoy your new life, Obama family - you've earned some peace in your lives.

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